Statement by ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed on Restoration of Immediate Tax Deductibility of R&D Expenses for Five Years

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The immediate tax deductibility of research and development (R&D) investments is a vital incentive driving small business innovation across the digital economy. “We commend Chairman Smith and the U.S House Ways and Means Committee for taking action to restore immediate expensing of R&D investments for five years,” [...]

By |2025-05-16T17:00:37-04:00May 16th, 2025|News, Statement, Tax|

Former USPTO Chief Communications Officer Jack Fleming Joins ACT | The App Association as Director of Global Communications

Washington, D.C. – The App Association has hired Jack Fleming, former Chief Communications Officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as its Director of Global Communications. Fleming brings extensive communications expertise and a deep understanding of key policy issues to the role. At the USPTO, Fleming was responsible [...]

By |2025-05-15T14:41:55-04:00May 15th, 2025|News, Press Release|

Statement from ACT | The App Association on the announced U.S. – U.K. Trade Deal

  ‘Our members broadly welcome the trade announcement. Closer trade relations between the United States and UK will provide a boost for UK tech small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).  The U.S. market is key for many app developers in the UK. The proposed U.S.–UK technological partnership could act as a [...]

By |2025-05-16T17:37:46-04:00May 15th, 2025|News, Statement, United Kingdom, United States|

Proposed Remedies in Web Search Antitrust Are Too Broad and Will Have Unintended Negative Consequences for Small Technology Companies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an amicus brief submitted during the Google Search antitrust case, ACT | The App Association detailed unintended and deleterious outcomes for small and medium-sized tech businesses from the proposed remedies from the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Colorado: Proposed Remedies Will Create Uncertainty [...]

By |2025-05-13T17:26:34-04:00May 13th, 2025|News, Statement|

Statement by ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed on 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Laws Included in Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON – Startups and small businesses are using artificial intelligence (AI) to drive the next wave of innovation. But regulatory overreach threatens to create a quagmire of conflicting and unnecessary rules that might put American leadership at risk. “We’re tracking more than 900 state AI bills. This potential surge of [...]

By |2025-05-12T21:29:38-04:00May 12th, 2025|News, Statement|
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